Dive Review of Avalon - Jardines Avalon III in
Cuba/Gardens of the Queen

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Avalon - Jardines Avalon III: "Great trip to Havana and G of the Q, shortened by Hurricane Rafael", Nov, 2024, by Christopher Watt, NH, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 13234.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We traveled on AA BOS-MIA-Havana outbound and Camaguey-MIA-BOS on the way home. Visa and immigration forms relatively straighfoward; US homeland security don't seem to blink twice these days about US tourists returning from Cuba (no questions whatsoever despite all the itinerary documentation we had with us) Really enjoyed the few days we spent in Havana staying in an AirBNB and touring the old city, doing a Hemingway tour, an evening city drive in a 50s convertible, enjoyable restaurants. Everything was very inexpensive if done with private AirBNB operators and tour guides. The economy continues to feel the pain of a decrease in tourism. Bus transfer from Havana to Jucaro port was smooth but about 6 hours - filled mainly with US folks on the various Avalon boats and the Aggressor. We took a few rest stops al ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Avalon - Jardines Avalon III
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	New England, FL Keys, St. Lawrence River, Red Sea, Maldives, Italy, UK/English Channel, Turks & Caicos, St. Vincent, Roatan, Costa Rica, Belize, Hawaii, Bermuda, Raja Ampat, Lembeh, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Galapagos, Socorro/Mexico, Philippines, St. Kitts, Solomon Islands
Closest Airport	Camaguey	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There is not a separate camera or charging room. Most folks stored their camera rigs in the salon just off the dive deck or on the camera tables on th ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Avalon - Jardines Avalon III in Cuba/Gardens of the Queen

Avalon - Jardines Avalon III: "Great trip to Havana and G of the Q, shortened by Hurricane Rafael", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Avalon - Jardines Avalon III in
Cuba/Gardens of the Queen